Honey and honey treatment

Bee products with nutritional and medical properties are honey, bee pollen and royal jelly. They contain all the necessary human nutrients: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Their biological value due to the rich content of enzymes, amino acids, antibiotics, hormones, etc.. Large numbers of these bees get ready substances from medicinal plants. Unlike pharmaceutical products, which use the same plants as raw material, medical substances in bee products are natural species. Except for the treatment of certain diseases, generally strengthen the body and increase its resistance forces, bee products and honey are particularly appropriate and healthy food everyday..

Honey is used as food since the cave people. Bees are kept in ancient Egypt more than 6000 years. Even then, it was found that in addition to food quality and valuable honey has healing properties. In Egyptian papyrus before 3500 years, honey is recommended for the treatment of kidney, liver and gastrointestinal diseases.

According to the type of plant which is collected nectar, honey is poliflora (from different plants) and monoflora (mostly from one species of plants). It was found that honey taken food and medicinal properties of plants from which it is received. The chemical composition of honey is complex. Carbohydrates are the main component and its account for about 95-99% of its dry substance. Protein contained in small quantities (0,3-0,5%), but are of great importance, especially for the body of children. Most of the trace elements are included: calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, chlorine, sulfur, iodine, manganese, silicon, aluminum, tellurium, cobalt and others. In small amounts of vitamins are the following: B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), nicotinic acid, pantotenova acid, C (ascorbic acid). Honey has been found in the presence of flavonoidi (0.1%), affecting permeability of capillaries and their fragility. Antibiotic substances in honey as some authors have vegetable origin (ie. Fitontsidi) and depend on the plant from which honey is produced. According to other authors antibacterial activity of honey is due to its accumulation of hydrogen peroxide.

Penetrate into the blood sugars of honey are the main material for energetichen muscles, heart and nervous system. It is known that a drop in blood sugar level decreases as mental, and physical capacity. Carbohydrates increase the amount of glycogen in the liver and to actively assist in the conversion process and Detoxifying its function. Their full kidney released by burning more activity and thus spares them by improving their excretory function, thereby facilitating transmission of waste products from the body.
Contained in honey, vitamins, even in small quantities affect the metabolism and assist the function of endocrine.
Essential and resinous substances in honey are mild excitant action, particularly on blood and nervous system and body tonic

Main use of honey is its internal administration. When whole influence processes in the upper airway is necessary to keep the honey in the mouth, to enable its antibiotic substances to contact a long time with the oral mucosa. Can be taken and dissolved in hot milk, tea or in combination with propolis. When used its antimicrobial properties in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (enteritis, colitis), it is recommended to be taken in the form of dense aqueous solution.

Honey, on the wound leads to rush of blood and lymph. It causes the separation of heavy matter who cleans ranevata surface. To the effect of mechanical cleaning of the wound is added and its antibacterial action as well as contained in honey flavonoidi which in turn enhances regenerativnite capabilities cells. Honey influences of raneviya process of the skin and mucous membranes and promoting granular and epitelizatsiyata. Treatment is carried out by spreading of the wound with honey or a bath with 30% aqueous solution of honey. Achieves fast cleaning of the wound from yeast secretion and subsequent epitelization.

Epiteliziration and antibiotic action of honey is used to treat inflammatory diseases of the mouth and vagina. Honey bee treatment in the form of smuchene ozaharen bit of honey or massage gums apply to parodontoza. Based on antibiotichnoto, protivovazpalitelnoto, kardiotonichnoto, regenerativnoto, imunostimulirashtoto and other effects of honey, he is shown as a main or aid in the treatment of the following diseases: gastrointestinal (duodenalna and gastric ulcer, gastritis, colitis and constipation), respiratory ( upper respiratory tract), cardiovascular (mikrokardioskleroza, hipo and hipertonii and others.) gynecological (erozio cervical, trihomonalno inflammation of the vagina), and others. Recommended in the diet of kidney and liver patients in neurosis and prevention of various diseases. The only contraindication for use of honey is rare is intolerant to it. In patients with restriction of sugars (eg diabetes), the use of honey is relatively contraindicationàíèå.

numerous components of honey support functions of the gastrointestinal tract acidity normalize, regulate the fermenting process, and sugars are absorbed directly without rile gastric mucosa. The way of adoption of honey in the stomach diseases affect gastric acidity. Acceptance immediately before meals, dissolved in cold water helps to increase gastric secretion and, conversely, its adoption 1? - 2 hours before meals dissolved in hot water or a decoction of herbs, decreased gastric secretion. Therefore, patients with gastric ulcer and duodenalna should adopt honey 1? - 2 hours before eating. In patients with gastritis, it is necessary to examine the acidity of stomashniya juice because it can be either reduced or increased.
Honey improves peristalsis of intestine and covering emptying their influences in chronic constipation.

Honey act calming the nervous system. It can be used as an aid in neurosis accompanied by insomnia. Then he is taken 3 hours after dinner.
Honey is also used in cosmetics in the form of creams or bronze masks which emollient skin by preventing inflammation in it, and the appearance of wrinkles.